Watford's woeful recent form is being backed to continue by Mark Lawrenson and Paul Merson.

The Hornets head up the M1 to Leicester this afternoon and their recent displays, coupled with Leicester's impressive performance at Chelsea, mean they are not being backed to pick up a fifth away victory of the season.

Although they did beat Leicester at Vicarage Road on Boxing Day, both Lawrenson and Merson think Claude Puel's men will have too much for the Golden Boys.

Lawrenson told the BBC Sport website: "Watford's only win in their past 10 league games came when they fought back from 1-0 down to beat Leicester in December.

"The Hornets snatched a late draw at Southampton last week when they got away with Abdoulaye Doucoure's handball goal in the 90th minute.

"But otherwise their form has been very poor, which is why I am backing Leicester here.

"The Foxes had a game in midweek but their FA Cup replay against Fleetwood was not exactly testing for them and their players should all be pretty fresh. 2-0"

And that's exactly the same prediction as Merson, who reckons Leicester's showing at Stamford Bridge was just as good as anything they mustered up in their title-winning season under Claudio Ranieri.

"Leicester's draw at Chelsea was one of the best times I've seen them play, even when they won the Premier League," Merson said on Sky Sports' website.

"When they won the title, let's be honest, it was sit back, sit back, sit back, counter-attack, score, then sit back, sit back.

"They literally took the game to Chelsea on Saturday, and could have had five goals in the first 20 minutes! They were outstanding.

"I know Watford had a fightback second half against Southampton when Troy Deeney came on, but in the first half they were all over the place. 2-0"